Enrique Iglesias took office as the first Secretary-General of the Ibero-American Cooperation Secretariat (SECIB) on October 1st, 2005, following his election by the Ibero-American Conference member-states in May.

Franz Brugger is an expert on the relations between Islam and the West, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. He has worked as an advisor to the UN Alliance of Civilizations and has undertaken extensive academic research on politics and religion.

Gareth Evans is the former foreign minister of Australia and the current president and chief executive of International Crisis Group, an independent international non-governmental organization with over 140 staff members on five continents. Through field-based analysis and high-level policy advocacy, this agency works to prevent and resolve deadly conflicts around the world.

Dr. Hazel Smith is Professor of Security and Resilience at Cranfield University. Professor Smith has worked on the North Korea for over twenty years; and lived and worked in-country for two years, traveling and working throughout the country between 1998 and 2001 while on secondment to United Nations agencies. Dr. Smith was also seconded to the United Nations University, Tokyo as Senior Program Officer (2003-2004).